Lionheart

I saw this long ago, Perhaps the very best of JVCD. A nice story. Lisa Pelikan was such a knockout redhead and good actress when this was made and Harrison Page did a great supporting role..

This is easily Van Damme's best movie of them all. Not only is he in his physical prime, but he's really got his acting chops down as well.And this was totally from the heart, as he had a hand the script as well. Believe it from someone who has seen nearly all his films, that absolutely none of them have JC acting as sincerely as in this one. This truely was JCVD's "Rocky".JCVD is enough of a bad-ass in real life, but everyone likes to imagine himself as even better ... he's really proud of his French (actually Belgian) heritage in this one, and plays a Foreign Legionnaire, known for their incredible toughness.This gem is as touching a story as a martial arts flick gets, and nearly good for all ages, as the profanity and nudity are at a bare minimum. In fact, I find it hard to recall a single death scene.Great acting and stunts from all the supporting cast. Awesome movie!

"LIONHEART" (1990) is one of the best action-adventure movies of all time. Great story. And every aspect of the production is top caliber. Embraced by an heroic musical score, the directing, acting, cinematography and editing are flawless, and never require a viewer to suspend disbelief. From the time of the opening credits, the suspense & action never lets up!It’s the fast-fisted adventures of a French Foreign Legionnaire’s justified desertion, and his desperate journey to return home. This leads to some spectacular action scenes as he gets involved with an illegal street-fighting trio and an immediate way to earn money. His mission is to reunite with and help his sister-in-law and his young niece who were devastated by the murder of his brother.This dynamic movie wields a big fistful of the most hyper personalities and off-beat fights ever to appear on the big screen. Among the many memorable scenes in Lionheart is the one where a cocky street fighter sneers at Van Damme and says, "Hey, you're kinda pretty... I don't know if I wanna fight you or f*** you!" Our hero's response is a swift crushing jab to the guy's genitals that instantly ends the fight with the surprised opponent collapsing in agony.The varied, fast-paced action in this movie continues to rivet your attention until the final scenes. And the story culminates in an upbeat crescendo of a surprise ending! LIONHEART is a timeless kickass classic that you can proudly add to your martial arts film library.

First of all, the name of this movie is LIONHEART. It's never been LEON. This isn't even the correct spelling, it is LYON. This is hands down, my absolute favorite JCVD movie ever. I can't recommend this movie enough. This movie was created in the era when action movies were new and exciting. When the combat scenes were brilliant and the actors were experienced fighters whom actually had extensive backgrounds in several styles of martial arts. The story unfolds as Lyon, becomes an A.W.O.L Legionairre from the French Legion and escapes to the U.S.A to help the wife and child of his drug addict brother, who was recently attacked in a drug deal gone wrong. After his trials of endurance lead him to the U.S.A, he quickly meets "Joshua," a street wise petty fight organizer who takes Lyon under his wing, and introduces him to some "people." To make money for his sister in law and her daughter, Lyon begins to fight in an underground fight circuit which is run and bet on by rich people, namely a sinister woman named Cynthia, whom can be compared to Cruella de Vil. How far will he actually go though, that you have to watch and find out. This is also a classic story of will and strength, determination and beating the odds. Great action, and of course JCVD at his best, when he was young, in great shape, and extremely flexible. I would recommend this movie to everyone.

one of the best of dam

The story basically talks about Van Damme running away from army work to hekp his brother's family to overcome financially after his bother was killed by some 'gansters' or something. He earn his income throught some underground fighting which he later give to his brother's wife(if I've not forgotten the story). They are good numbers of action fighting scenes which I could say is a remarkable effort put into this movie/film. The only problem is that this movie/film is using indication of knife which is rather unsuitable for kids (that type of thing, the 'bear' issue or this..chinese) to watch. A very good recommendation to those whom are interested in this genre of movie/film.....Enjoy....N/B: Watch out for the following films near your theatre (if any):-Films-------Luan xing hao qing, gambler's woes, terrorist(9/11), death from cult , playboy death, love tomb, sex obsession, Japanese army, man and woman mass killer, tennage problem, sexual fantasy, 1046, poisonous personality, sex crimes, sleeping beauty, baby killer, secret society, life of two woman, the fate of vignette's life, industrial tragedy, shares danger, out of justice 2, hooker's tragic loss, out of justice 3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 and 11, credit card case, pirate organization, sex police officer, sex doctor, Kenneth and keith, laurel levor, crook's work, office tragedy, workholic, mafia, illegal business, caught head on, illicit internet business, illicit internet business 2, internet misuse, quick death, ship building tragedy, sea pirates, Diary of Richard Rills (war violence, Imax), nuclear coverup, follow me up, Johnny, illegal betting, illegal trading, Mrs white, Elaine riggs, swimming pool, bacterial war, society problem, tragic death, road accident, wu shu tiao zhan (kong fu competition, Imax), dictatorship, high risk, mechanic woes, sybil, sense of guilt, skallagrig, Lorene kerry, john levor, school life, crayon of life, lawfully abandoned, dark days, blink of death 1, 2 & 3, danger zone 1 & 2 and blood ranger, pathetic state, wet market woes and katherine soval....Enjoy..

Es un buen producto a secas, ya que la versión extendida no cuenta con el subtítulo en español, la versión normal si los trae pero no es una buena escritura, audio original en inglés no hay doblaje al español es en los dos discos BR y dvd imagen bien la carátula está un poco maltratada a mi parecer es por ser una de las últimas piezas.

Puntuación de tres estrellas, esta impecable el transfer. El DVD igual tiene muy buena calidad de imagen y audio, sin embargo, los subtítulos desfasados, me decepciono, pague $580, me dieron ganas de devolver el producto, sin embargo, por el blu-ray reconsideré.

Ok 100

Zum Fim selber braucht man wohl kaum was zu sagen! Neben Bloodsport und Kickboxer ist Leon wohl einer der besten Filme den Van Damme je herausgebracht hat! Klasse!Hatte mir leider vorher das Mediabook von '84 gekauft wo der film in keiner guten Blu Ray Qualität vorhanden war. Deshalb zögerte ich erst beim kauf dieser Blu Ray.Entschloss mich der guten Kritiken hier aber dennoch zum kauf dieser Fassung.Der Directors Cut ist wirklich die beste Fassung des Films auf der Blu Ray. Die Qualität ist sehr gut geworden, auch wenn in ein paar Szenen das Bild etwas schwächer wirkt um dann direkt wieder hervorragend auszusehen. Warum dies so ist, liegt vielleicht an dem Material was in verschiedenen Qualitäten vorhanden war. Man hat das beste draus gemacht. Die Schwankungen der Qualität des Bildes ist aber nicht wirklich störend da 90% des films in guter Qualität zu sehen ist. Der us cut ist ebenso vertreten wo einmal die anfangs szene wo van dammes bruder brennt leicht gekürzt ist und die hotel szene wo van damme der ollen klar macht er möchte nicht mehr im hotel bei ihr wohnen.Diese zwei Szenen sind etwas gekürzt. Plus der abspann ist ne gute Minute länger beim Directors Cut. Ansonsten alle kampf Szenen ungekürzt drin. Der Ton ist auch gut geworden. Außer die tv synchro hätten sie sich sparen können wo man den film mit diesem ton auch anschauen könnte.Aber mal ehrlich? Wer schaut sich den film mit der tv synchro an? Das ist ein absoluter Witz. Wenn man mal lachen möchte schaut man mal paar szenen mit dem ton an, aber ansonsten grauenvoll synchronisiert. Klingt wie aus ner verrauschten Plastik dose mit urkomischen stimmen der schauspieler. Gepaart mit dem original ton 😂😂😂Zum glück gibts aber den original ton des filmes auch und der klingt vernünftig. Viel bonus Material auf der Blu Ray disk sowie auf den beiden dvds. Von verschiedenen trailern bis Bildergalerien, interviews, talk show Sendungen mit van damme zur damaligen zeit bis hin zur film Vorstellung von Leon zum 25jährigen bestehen. Soundtrack zum Film ist auch mit dabei. Alles in allem wohl das umfangreichste was es von dem film Leon wohl jemals zu sehen gab. Kaufempfehlung 👍

amazing film